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[David Llewellyn-Jones <1713317@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

On the page "Ubuntu Desktop Guide » Hardware » Bluetooth » Connect your
computer to a Bluetooth device" for 16.04.3 LTS, the first step states:

1. Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar and select `Set Up New
Device`.

I expect this menu item to be available, bug in fact there is no such
menu item in 16.04. The available items are "Bluetooth On/Off", "Visible
On/Off", "<List of paired devices>", "Bluetooth settings...".

What I would expect to happen is for the help steps to say something
along the following lines (to replace steps 1 and 2):

1. Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar and select `Bluetooth
settings...`.

2. Make the other Bluetooth device discoverable or visible and place it
within 10 meters (about 33 feet) of your computer.

2½. Click on the `+` icon in the bottom left hand corner of the
Bluetooth settings window. Your computer will begin searching for
devices.

The instructions can then carry on as normal.

It may also be worth pointing out on this help page that if the device
is already paired, it won't show up again. The user should remove the
existing pairing if there's a problem (which can happen, for example, if
the user removes the pairing on the phone, but leaves the pairing at the
computer end).

`apt-cache policy ubuntu-docs` Returns the following.

```
ubuntu-docs:
  Installed: 16.04.4
  Candidate: 16.04.4
  Version table:
 *** 16.04.4 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     16.04.3 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
```

** Affects: ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  On the page "Ubuntu Desktop Guide » Hardware » Bluetooth » Connect your
  computer to a Bluetooth device" for 16.04.3 LTS, the first step states:
  
  1. Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar and select `Set Up New
  Device`.
  
  I expect this menu item to be available, bug in fact there is no such
  menu item in 16.04. The available items are "Bluetooth On/Off", "Visible
  On/Off", "<List of paired devices>", "Bluetooth settings...".
  
  What I would expect to happen is for the help steps to say something
  along the following lines (to replace steps 1 and 2):
  
  1. Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar and select `Bluetooth
  settings...`.
  
  2. Make the other Bluetooth device discoverable or visible and place it
  within 10 meters (about 33 feet) of your computer.
  
  2½. Click on the `+` icon in the bottom left hand corner of the
  Bluetooth settings window. Your computer will begin searching for
  devices.
  
  The instructions can then carry on as normal.
  
  It may also be worth pointing out on this help page that if the device
  is already paired, it won't show up again. The user should remove the
  existing pairing if there's a problem (which can happen, for example, if
  the user removes the pairing on the phone, but leaves the pairing at the
  computer end).
  
- 'apt-cache policy ubuntu-docs' Returns the following.
+ `apt-cache policy ubuntu-docs` Returns the following.
  
  ```
  ubuntu-docs:
-   Installed: 16.04.4
-   Candidate: 16.04.4
-   Version table:
-  *** 16.04.4 500
-         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
-         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
-      16.04.3 500
-         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
-         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
+   Installed: 16.04.4
+   Candidate: 16.04.4
+   Version table:
+  *** 16.04.4 500
+         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
+         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+      16.04.3 500
+         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
+         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
  ```

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1713317

Title:
  Bluetooth menu item "Set Up New Device" missing

Status in ubuntu-docs package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  On the page "Ubuntu Desktop Guide » Hardware » Bluetooth » Connect
  your computer to a Bluetooth device" for 16.04.3 LTS, the first step
  states:

  1. Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar and select `Set Up New
  Device`.

  I expect this menu item to be available, bug in fact there is no such
  menu item in 16.04. The available items are "Bluetooth On/Off",
  "Visible On/Off", "<List of paired devices>", "Bluetooth settings...".

  What I would expect to happen is for the help steps to say something
  along the following lines (to replace steps 1 and 2):

  1. Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar and select `Bluetooth
  settings...`.

  2. Make the other Bluetooth device discoverable or visible and place
  it within 10 meters (about 33 feet) of your computer.

  2½. Click on the `+` icon in the bottom left hand corner of the
  Bluetooth settings window. Your computer will begin searching for
  devices.

  The instructions can then carry on as normal.

  It may also be worth pointing out on this help page that if the device
  is already paired, it won't show up again. The user should remove the
  existing pairing if there's a problem (which can happen, for example,
  if the user removes the pairing on the phone, but leaves the pairing
  at the computer end).

  `apt-cache policy ubuntu-docs` Returns the following.

  ```
  ubuntu-docs:
    Installed: 16.04.4
    Candidate: 16.04.4
    Version table:
   *** 16.04.4 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       16.04.3 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
  ```

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